Review Guidelines

How to write clear, honest, useful reviews that help other people make better learning decisions.

The best reviews are specific, fair, and grounded in real experience. You do not need to be positive or negative. You need to be useful.

Good reviews help someone answer a real question: Is this formation right for me?

That usually means describing what you expected, what actually happened, and what kind of learner would benefit most. The more concrete you are, the more useful your review becomes.

1. Start from your real experience+

The most helpful reviews are grounded in what actually happened. Write about what you saw, what you used, what you paid for, and how the formation felt in practice.

Share what stage you were at when you joined: beginner, intermediate, or advanced.
Explain what you wanted from the formation before you started.
Describe what you actually completed, used, or attended.
If you dropped off early, say that clearly instead of writing as if you finished everything.

2. Focus on specifics, not vibes+

A useful review gives concrete details. It should help the next learner picture what they are buying into.

Mention the strongest and weakest parts of the content.
Explain whether the material was practical, outdated, repetitive, or surprisingly strong.
Comment on teaching style, structure, feedback, community, and support if they mattered to your experience.
If price mattered, explain whether the result felt worth the money.

Good

Module 2 was the most useful part because it included concrete templates I could apply immediately. The final module felt repetitive and lighter than the sales page suggested.

Avoid

Amazing course. Totally worth it.

3. Explain what matched or missed the promise+

One of the most valuable things you can do is compare the promise with the reality. This is especially useful when marketing and delivery do not line up.

Say what the formation seemed to promise before you joined.
Explain whether the real experience matched that promise.
If support, mentorship, accountability, or community were weaker than expected, say so calmly and clearly.
If the formation over-delivered, explain how.

Good

The landing page emphasízed weekly feedback. In practice, feedback arrived every two weeks and was usually brief, so the accountability part felt lighter than expected.

Avoid

Total scam. They lied about everything.

4. Be fair, even when your review is critical+

A review does not need to be positive to be useful. It does need to be fair. The best critical reviews separate frustration from facts.

Include both pros and cons when both exist.
Criticize the experience, not the person's identity or character.
Avoid insults, personal attacks, or exaggerated claims you cannot support.
If the formation fits a different type of learner than you, say that too.

5. Do not publish private, abusive, or misleading content+

Candor is for useful public reviews, not for exposing people or escalating conflict.

Do not post phone numbers, email addresses, private links, screenshots with sensitive details, or personal data about yourself or others.
Do not include defamatory, hateful, threatening, harassing, or discriminatory content.
Do not pretend to have taken part in a formation if you did not.
Do not post affiliate-style promotion, coordinated attacks, or fake praise.

Content that breaks these rules may be limited, hidden, removed, or escalated through moderation workflows.

6. Remember that reviews are public+

Reviews on Candor are public and may be indexed by search engines. Your public username and display name may appear next to your review.

Write only what you are comfortable publishing publicly.
Avoid including details that could expose your identity if you do not want them public.
Assume your review may be read by future learners, providers, and search engines.

7. What Candor may moderate or remove+

Candor may review content for trust, safety, platform integrity, and compliance reasons.

We may review reports submitted by users.
We may limit, hide, label, or remove content that breaks our rules or creates safety, legal, or trust risks.
Submitting a report does not guarantee automatic removal.

For the legal rules behind moderation, see our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

8. Quick checklist before you publish+

Does this describe a real experience?
Is it specific enough to help the next learner decide?
Did I explain what was good, bad, or mismatched?
Did I avoid personal attacks and private information?
Would this still feel fair if the provider read it?